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XQ-58
Drones

XQ-58 Valkyrie UAVs Delivered To Eglin AFB As Kratos Flies Improved Block 2 Variant

The first military-owned Valkyries will exploit Eglin Range's infrastructure to further expand the test campaign. The 40th Flight Test Squadron ar Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, took possession of the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 20, 2022
BriteCloud
Military Aviation

U.S. Air National Guard Recommends Fielding Of BriteCloud 218 Decoy

The decoy will be designated AN/ALQ-260(V)1 in U.S. Armed Forces service. The U.S. Air National Guard has issued a "fielding recommendation" for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy, after the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 19, 2022
B-2 Stand Down
Aviation Safety

AFGSC Stands Down B-2 Fleet Following Recent Emergency Landing And Fire At Whiteman AFB

The B-2 Spirit bomber fleet on a safety stand down following the incident on Dec. 10, 2022. The B-2A Spirit bombers of the 509th Bomb Wing will remain grounded at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2022
Germany F-35
Military Aviation

Germany Will Finally Get F-35s To Replace Tornados

The deliveries of the German 5th gen fighters will begin by 2026. The German Ministry of Defense announced that a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the acquisition of 35 F-35…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 16, 2022
RNLAF F-16
Military Aviation

First Batch Of US-Based RNLAF F-16s Return To Europe

RNLAF F-16s deployed to Tucson to train Viper pilots, are on their way back. On Jul. 29, 2022, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) flew the last F-16 mission from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2022
F-35B Crash
Aviation Safety

Pilot Successfully Ejects From Lockheed Martin F-35B At Fort Worth

Images coming from Texas show the F-35B, nose down, next to the runway, after the pilot ejected. An incident, involving a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft, occurred on the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2022
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